These are estimates of the sales by Diamond U.S. to comic specialty stores during October 2008.

 

For an overview and analysis of comic sales in October, see "Top Comics Slide in October."

 

For an analysis of the dollar trends in October, see "Comics Up 9% Over 2007."

 

For our estimates of actual sales by Diamond U.S. from comic specialty stores on graphic novels shipped during October, see "Top 100 Graphic Novels Actual--October 2008."

 

 

TOP 300 COMICS -- OCTOBER 2008

 

 

 

Rank

Index

Title

Price

Pub

Est.Qty

1

148.81

SECRET INVASION #7 (Of 8) SI*

$3.99

MAR

 154,675

2

111.28

FINAL CRISIS #4 (Of 7)

$3.99

DC

 115,666

3

106.08

HULK #7*

$2.99

MAR

 110,261

4

100

BATMAN #680 RIP*

$2.99

DC

 103,941

5

95.74

NEW AVENGERS #46 SI

$2.99

MAR

   99,513

6

83.95

MIGHTY AVENGERS #19 SI

$2.99

MAR

   87,258

7

83.48

ASTONISHING X-MEN #27 MD

$2.99

MAR

   86,770

8

79.42

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #573 NWD*

$3.99

MAR

   82,550

9

78

UNCANNY X-MEN #503 MD

$2.99

MAR

   81,074

10

77.67

JUSTICE LEAGUE O/AMERICA #25

$3.99

DC

   80,731

11

75.69

THOR #11

$2.99

MAR

   78,673

12

74.42

JUSTICE LEAGUE O/AMERICA #26

$2.99

DC

   77,353

13

73.51

FINAL CRISIS RAGE O/RED LANTERNS #1

$3.99

DC

   76,407

14

69.66

CAPTAIN AMERICA #43

$2.99

MAR

   72,405

15

69.34

JUSTICE SOCIETY O/AMERICA #19*

$2.99

DC

   72,073

16

66.97

ASTONISHING X-MEN GHOST BOXES #1 (Of 2)

$3.99

MAR

   69,609

17

66.45

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #574

$2.99

MAR

   69,069

18

66.3

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #575

$2.99

MAR

   68,913

19

63.39

X-MEN LEGACY #217 XOS 2

$2.99

MAR

   65,888

20

63.38

DETECTIVE COMICS #849 RIP

$2.99

DC

   65,878

21

63.24

DARK TOWER TREACHERY #2 (Of 6)*

$3.99

MAR

   65,732

22

62

STAND CAPTAIN TRIPS #2 (Of 5)*

$3.99

MAR

   64,443

23

61.97

FINAL CRISIS LEGION O/THREE WORLDS #2 (Of 5)

$3.99

DC

   64,412

24

61.76

MARVEL ZOMBIES 3 #1 (Of 4)*

$3.99

MAR

   64,194

25

61.34

AVENGERS INVADERS #5 (Of 12)*

$2.99

MAR

   63,757

26

60.98

GREEN LANTERN #35

$2.99

DC

   63,383

27

58.84

AVENGERS INITIATIVE #18 SI*

$2.99

MAR

   61,159

28

58.73

ULTIMATE ORIGINS #5 (Of 5)

$2.99

MAR

   61,045

29

57.48

X-FORCE #8

$2.99

MAR

   59,745

30

56.61

WOLVERINE ORIGINS #29 XOS 3*

$2.99

MAR

   58,841

31

56.34

DEADPOOL #3 SI*

$2.99

MAR

   58,560

32

55.31

FINAL CRISIS SUBMIT #1

$3.99

DC

   57,490

33

55.3

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL #1

$3.99

MAR

   57,479

34

55.23

ACTION COMICS #870*

$2.99

DC

   57,407

35

52.97

FINAL CRISIS ROGUES REVENGE #3 (Of 3)

$3.99

DC

   55,058

36

52.81

X-MEN ORIGINAL SIN #1 XOS 1

$3.99

MAR

   54,891

37

52.54

SUPERMAN #681 NEW KRYPTON*

$2.99

DC

   54,611

38

51.7

SECRET INVASION THOR #3 (Of 3) SI

$2.99

MAR

   53,737

39

51.55

SUPERMAN NEW KRYPTON SPECIAL #1*

$3.99

DC

   53,582

40

51.31

INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #6

$2.99

MAR

   53,332

41

50.86

FINAL CRISIS REVELATIONS #3 (Of 5)

$3.99

DC

   52,864

42

50.59

ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #127

$2.99

MAR

   52,584

43

49.61

SECRET INVASION X-MEN #3 (Of 4) SI

$2.99

MAR

   51,565

44

48.67

NIGHTWING #149 RIP

$2.99

DC

   50,588

45

48.16

ULTIMATE CAPTAIN AMERICA ANNUAL #1

$3.99

MAR

   50,058

46

47.31

TRINITY #18

$2.99

DC

   49,174

47

46.71

TRINITY #19

$2.99

DC

   48,551

48

46.36

SUPERMAN BATMAN #53

$2.99

DC

   48,187

49

46.11

TRINITY #20

$2.99

DC

   47,927

50

45.96

ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL #3

$3.99

MAR

   47,771

51

45.46

TRINITY #21

$2.99

DC

   47,252

52

44.88

BATMAN & OUTSIDERS #12 RIP

$2.99

DC

   46,649

53

44.87

TRINITY #22

$2.99

DC

   46,638

54

44.56

GREEN LANTERN CORPS #29

$2.99

DC

   46,316

55

44.45

DAREDEVIL #112*

$2.99

MAR

   46,202

56

43.73

TITANS #6 (RES)

$2.99

DC

   45,453

57

42.64

SECRET INVASION INHUMANS #3 (Of 4) SI

$2.99

MAR

   44,320

58

42.63

SKAAR SON OF HULK #4*

$2.99

MAR

   44,310

59

41.81

CABLE #7*

$2.99

MAR

   43,458

60

41.25

INCREDIBLE HERCULES #122*

$2.99

MAR

   42,876

61

40.65

SECRET INVASION AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #3 (Of 3) SI

$2.99

MAR

   42,252

62

40.54

THOR TRUTH O/HISTORY #1

$3.99

MAR

   42,138

63

40.43

IRON MAN DIRECTOR OF SHIELD #34 SI

$2.99

MAR

   42,023

64

39.79

THUNDERBOLTS #125 SI

$2.99

MAR

   41,358

65

39.38

GI JOE A NEW BEGINNING #0

$1.00

IDW

   40,932

66

39.29

ANGEL AFTER THE FALL #13

$3.99

IDW

   40,838

67

38.62

WOLVERINE MANIFEST DESTINY #1 (Of 4) MD

$2.99

MAR

   40,142

68

38.19

TEEN TITANS #64

$2.99

DC

   39,695

69

38.13

X-MEN MANIFEST DESTINY #2 (Of 5) MD

$3.99

MAR

   39,633

70

37.09

X-FACTOR #36

$2.99

MAR

   38,552

71

36.96

NOVA #18 SI*

$2.99

MAR

   38,417

72

35.16

GUARDIANS OF GALAXY #6 SI

$2.99

MAR

   36,546

73

35.1

YOUNG X-MEN #7 MD*

$2.99

MAR

   36,483

74

34.21

SECRET INVASION FRONT LINE #4 (Of 5)

$2.99

MAR

   35,558

75

32.67

SUPERGIRL #34*

$2.99

DC

   33,958

76

32.31

WONDER WOMAN #25

$2.99

DC

   33,583

77

31.75

TERROR TITANS #1 (Of 6)

$2.99

DC

   33,001

78

30.78

SUPERMANS PAL JIMMY OLSEN SPECIAL #1*

$4.99

DC

   31,993

79

30.58

PUNISHER WAR JOURNAL #24 SI

$2.99

MAR

   31,785

80

30.5

CAPTAIN AMERICA THEATER OF WAR OPERATION ZERO POINT

$3.99

MAR

   31,702

81

30.22

MARVEL 1985 #6 (Of 6)

$3.99

MAR

   31,411

82

30.05

X-MEN WORLDS APART #1 (Of 4)

$3.99

MAR

   31,234

83

29.54

PROJECT SUPERPOWERS VOL 02 SUPREMACY #0

$1.00

DE

   30,704

84

28.94

ROBIN #179

$2.99

DC

   30,081

85

28.78

BOOSTER GOLD #13

$2.99

DC

   29,914

86

28.61

HELLBOY I/CHAPEL O/MOLOCH ONE SHOT

$2.99

DAR

   29,738

87

28.38

CIVIL WAR HOUSE OF M #2 (Of 5)

$2.99

MAR

   29,498

88

28.33

SPIKE AFTER THE FALL #4 (Of 4)

$3.99

IDW

   29,446

89

27.77

BOYS #23 (MR)*

$2.99

DE

   28,864

90

27.63

VENOM DARK ORIGIN #3 (Of 5)

$2.99

MAR

   28,719

91

27.44

DC UNIVERSE DECISIONS #2 (Of 4)

$2.99

DC

   28,521

92

27.39

STAR WARS LEGACY #29 VECTOR PART 10 O/12

$2.99

DAR

   28,469

93

27.13

BRAVE & BOLD #18

$2.99

DC

   28,199

94

27.02

FLASH #245

$2.99

DC

   28,085

95

26.98

HULK MONSTER SIZE SPECIAL #1

$3.99

MAR

   28,043

96

26.97

CAPTAIN BRITAIN AND MI 13 #6*

$2.99

MAR

   28,033

97

26.86

BOYS #24 (MR)*

$2.99

DE

   27,919

98

26.79

SECRET SIX #2

$2.99

DC

   27,846

99

26.77

SUPERMAN BATMAN VS VAMPIRES WEREWOLVES #1 Of(6)

$2.99

DC

   27,825

100

26.43

X-MEN MAGNETO TESTAMENT #2 (Of 5)

$3.99

MAR

   27,472

101

26.29

PROJECT SUPERPOWERS #7 (Of 7)

$2.99

DE

   27,326

102

25.97

GHOST RIDER #28

$3.99

MAR

   26,993

103

25.87

GREEN ARROW BLACK CANARY #13

$2.99

DC

   26,890

104

25.76

SPAWN #185

$2.95

IMA

   26,775

105

25

TWELVE #8 (Of 12)

$2.99

MAR

   25,985

106

24.95

PUNISHER MAX #63 (MR)

$2.99

MAR

   25,933

107

24.91

MS MARVEL #32

$2.99

MAR

   25,892

108

24.88

IMMORTAL IRON FIST #19

$2.99

MAR

   25,861

109

24.78

RUNAWAYS 3 #3

$2.99

MAR

   25,757

110

24.46

ENDERS GAME BATTLE SCHOOL #1 (Of 5)*

$3.99

MAR

   25,424

111

24.26

MOON KNIGHT #23

$2.99

MAR

   25,216

112

24.03

SUPERMAN BATMAN VS VAMPIRES WEREWOLVES #2 Of(6)

$2.99

DC

   24,977

113

23.85

CONAN THE CIMMERIAN #4

$2.99

DAR

   24,790

114

23.58

MARVEL APES #3 (Of 4)*

$3.99

MAR

   24,509

115

23.36

BATMAN CONFIDENTIAL #22

$2.99

DC

   24,281

116

23.18

WALKING DEAD #53 (MR)

$2.99

IMA

   24,094

117

22.86

FABLES #77 (MR)

$2.99

DC

   23,761

118

22.85

LEGION OF SUPER HEROES #47

$2.99

DC

   23,751

119

22.61

BATGIRL #4 (Of 6)

$2.99

DC

   23,501

120

22.53

ETERNALS #5*

$2.99

MAR

   23,418

121

22.17

DC UNIVERSE DECISIONS #3 (Of 4)

$2.99

DC

   23,044

122

21.9

SHE-HULK 2 #34

$2.99

MAR

   22,763

123

21.64

ANITA BLAKE VH LAUGHING CORPSE #1 (Of 5) (MR)*

$3.99

MAR

   22,493

124

21.58

SQUADRON SUPREME 2 #4

$2.99

MAR

   22,430

125

21.28

GHOST RIDER DANNY KETCH #1 (Of 5)

$3.99

MAR

   22,119

126

20.95

STAR WARS CLONE WARS #2 (Of 6)

$2.99

DAR

   21,776

127

20.86

NEW EXILES #12

$2.99

MAR

   21,682

128

20.63

MARVEL APES #4 (Of 4)*

$3.99

MAR

   21,443

129

20.59

DC UNIVERSE DECISIONS #4 (Of 4)

$2.99

DC

   21,401

130

20.31

BIRDS OF PREY #123

$2.99

DC

   21,110

131

20.26

NEW EXILES #13

$2.99

MAR

   21,058

132

19.87

SUB-MARINER DEPTHS #2 (Of 5)

$3.99

MAR

   20,653

133

19.55

STAR WARS KNIGHTS OF OLD REPUBLIC #34 VINDICATION PART 3

$2.99

DAR

   20,320

134

18.97

GEARS OF WAR #1 (MR)*

$3.99

DC

   19,718

135

18.26

BATMAN GOTHAM AFTER MIDNIGHT #6 (Of 12)

$2.99

DC

   18,980

136

18.07

AMAZING SPIDER-GIRL #25*

$3.99

MAR

   18,782

137

17.98

NEW WARRIORS #17

$2.99

MAR

   18,689

138

17.58

TANGENT SUPERMANS REIGN #8 (Of 12)

$2.99

DC

   18,273

139

17.58

RANN THANAGAR HOLY WAR #6 (Of 8)

$3.50

DC

   18,273

140

17.51

WORLD O/WARCRAFT #12

$2.99

DC

   18,200

141

17.34

SPAWN #184

$2.95

IMA

   18,023

142

15.95

WORLD O/WARCRAFT ASHBRINGER #2 (Of 4)*

$3.99

DC

   16,579

143

15.87

NYX NO WAY HOME #3 (Of 6)

$3.99

MAR

   16,495

144

15.7

PRESIDENTIAL MATERIAL BARACK OBAMA

$3.99

IDW

   16,319

145

15.63

VIXEN RETURN O/LION #1 (Of 5)

$2.99

DC

   16,246

146

15.53

BPRD THE WARNING #4 (Of 5)

$2.99

DAR

   16,142

147

15.43

UNKNOWN SOLDIER #1 (MR)*

$2.99

DC

   16,038

148

15.33

HOUSE OF MYSTERY #6 (MR)

$2.99

DC

   15,934

149

15.27

DC UNIVERSE HALLOWEEN 08

$5.99

DC

   15,872

150

15.24

TOP 10 SEASON TWO #1 (Of 4)

$2.99

DC

   15,841

151

14.87

TWO FACE YEAR ONE #2 (Of 2)

$5.99

DC

   15,456

152

14.56

CRIMINAL 2 #6 (MR)

$3.50

MAR

   15,134

153

14.55

REIGN IN HELL #4 (Of 8)

$3.50

DC

   15,123

154

14.53

AGE O/SENTRY #2 (Of 6)

$2.99

MAR

   15,103

155

14.52

JACK OF FABLES #27 (RES) (MR)

$2.99

DC

   15,092

156

14.37

WOLVERINE FIRST CLASS #8

$2.99

MAR

   14,936

157

13.72

NO HERO #1 (Of 7) (MR)*

$3.99

AVA

   14,261

158

13.64

INVINCIBLE #53

$2.99

IMA

   14,178

159

13.63

INVINCIBLE #54

$2.99

IMA

   14,167

160

13.57

RED SONJA #38

$2.99

DE

   14,105

161

13.3

DARKNESS #70 (MR)*

$2.99

IMA

   13,824

162

13.24

CROSSED #1 (Of 9) (MR)*

$3.99

AVA

   13,762

163

13.02

WITCHBLADE #121

$2.99

IMA

   13,533

164

12.9

AUTHORITY #3

$2.99

DC

   13,408

165

12.76

X-MEN FIRST CLASS GIANT SIZE SPECIAL #1

$3.99

MAR

   13,263

166

12.6

GARTH ENNIS BATTLEFIELDS NIGHT WITCHES #1 (Of 3)

$3.50

DE

   13,097

167

12.35

TRANSFORMERS ALL HAIL MEGATRON #4

$3.99

IDW

   12,837

168

12.24

LONE RANGER #14 (MR)

$3.50

DE

   12,722

169

12.15

JONAH HEX #36

$2.99

DC

   12,629

170

12.08

TERRY MOORES ECHO #7

$3.50

ABS

   12,556

171

11.96

WILDCATS #4

$2.99

DC

   12,431

172

11.94

FATHOM #3*

$2.99

ASP

   12,411

173

11.56

RASL #3 (MR)

$3.50

CAR

   12,016

174

11.4

PRESIDENTIAL MATERIAL JOHN MCCAIN

$3.99

IDW

   11,849

175

11.38

BLUE BEETLE #32

$2.99

DC

   11,828

176

11.24

NO HERO #2 (Of 7) (MR)*

$3.99

AVA

   11,683

177

11.21

MANHUNTER #35

$2.99

DC

   11,652

178

11.16

HELLBLAZER #248 (MR)

$2.99

DC

   11,600

179

11.04

CHECKMATE #31

$2.99

DC

   11,475

180

10.96

MADAME XANADU #5 (MR)

$2.99

DC

   11,392

181

10.87

DC SPECIAL CYBORG #6 (Of 6)

$2.99

DC

   11,298

182

10.73

SOLOMON KANE #2 (OF 5)

$2.99

DAR

   11,153

183

10.73

GRANT MORRISONS DOCTOR WHO #1

$3.99

IDW

   11,153

184

10.68

SOULFIRE SHADOW MAGIC #0 (Of 3)*

$2.50

ASP

   11,101

185

10.58

SPIRIT #22

$2.99

DC

   10,997

186

10.29

DOCTOR WHO FORGOTTEN #2

$3.99

IDW

   10,696

187

10.27

TRANSFORMERS SPOTLIGHT SIDESWIPE

$3.99

IDW

   10,675

188

10.25

100 BULLETS #96 (MR)

$2.99

DC

   10,654

189

10.16

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN FAMILY #2

$4.99

MAR

   10,560

190

10.15

STREET FIGHTER II TURBO #1*

$3.95

UDO

   10,550

191

10.01

SIMON DARK #13

$2.99

DC

   10,404

192

9.96

NORTHLANDERS #11 (MR)

$2.99

DC

   10,353

193

9.77

CYBLADE #1*

$2.99

IMA

   10,155

194

9.68

GEN 13 #23

$2.99

DC

   10,061

195

9.68

AIR #3 (MR)

$2.99

DC

   10,061

196

9.66

GIANT SIZED RED SONJA #2

$4.99

DE

   10,041

197

9.45

BEYOND WONDERLAND #2 (Of 6)

$2.99

ZEN

     9,822

198

9.4

BEYOND WONDERLAND #3 (Of 6)

$2.99

ZEN

     9,770

199

9.28

GOON #29

$2.99

DAR

     9,646

200

9.28

END LEAGUE #5

$2.99

DAR

     9,646

201

9.2

ZORRO #8

$3.50

DE

     9,563

202

9.16

GRIMM FAIRY TALES #31

$2.99

ZEN

     9,521

203

9.16

TINY TITANS #9

$2.25

DC

     9,521

204

8.95

GHOSTBUSTERS OTHER SIDE #1

$3.99

IDW

     9,303

205

8.89

DMZ #35 (MR)

$2.99

DC

     9,240

206

8.79

ARMY OF DARKNESS #13

$3.50

DE

     9,136

207

8.78

SAMURAI LEGEND #2 (Of 4) (MR)

$5.99

MAR

     9,126

208

8.71

SPIDER-MAN LOVES MARY JANE SEASON 2 #3 (Of 5)

$2.99

MAR

     9,053

209

8.64

CITY OF DUST #1*

$2.99

RAL

     8,981

210

8.6

TRANSFORMERS MOVIE PREQUEL SAGA O/T ALLSPARK #4

$3.99

IDW

     8,939

211

8.59

TRUE BELIEVERS #4 (Of 5)

$2.99

MAR

     8,929

212

8.51

SWORD #12 (MR)

$2.99

IMA

     8,845

213

8.37

ARMY OF DARKNESS #14

$3.50

DE

     8,700

214

8.3

DOKTOR SLEEPLESS #9 (MR)*

$3.99

AVA

     8,627

215

8.24

SIMPSONS COMICS #147

$2.99

BON

     8,565

216

8.16

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #569 2ND PTG JRJR VAR

$2.99

MAR

     8,482

217

8.09

BIG HERO 6 #2 (Of 5)

$3.99

MAR

     8,409

218

8.01

ASTOUNDING WOLF-MAN #9

$2.99

IMA

     8,326

219

7.95

DEAD OF NIGHT DEVIL SLAYER #2 (Of 4) (MR)

$3.99

MAR

     8,263

220

7.93

WAR THAT TIME FORGOT #6 (Of 12)

$2.99

DC

     8,243

221

7.91

GREATEST HITS #2 (Of 6) (MR)

$2.99

DC

     8,222

222

7.88

MAN WITH NO NAME #4

$3.50

DE

     8,191

223

7.83

MARCH ON ULTIMATUM SAGA (BUNDLE OF 25) (Net)

$6.25

MAR

     8,139

224

7.57

XENA VS ARMY O/DARKNESS WHAT AGAIN #1

$3.50

DE

     7,868

225

7.43

FLASH GORDON #2

$3.99

ARD

     7,723

226

7.42

STAR TREK MIRROR IMAGES #4

$3.99

IDW

     7,712

227

7.35

DEADPOOL #1 2ND PTG MEDINA VAR

$3.99

MAR

     7,640

228

7.31

TOR #6 (Of 6)

$2.99

DC

     7,598

229

7.22

STAR TREK ROMULANS HOLLOW CROWN #2 (Of 2)

$3.99

IDW

     7,505

230

7.19

MADMAN ATOMIC COMICS #11

$3.50

IMA

     7,473

231

7.15

FOOLKILLER WHITE ANGELS #4 (Of 5) (MR)

$3.99

MAR

     7,432

232

7.13

STORMWATCH PHD #15

$2.99

DC

     7,411

233

7.1

HELLBLAZER PRESENTS CHAS KNOWLEDGE #4 (Of 5) (MR)

$2.99

DC

     7,380

234

7.07

EL DIABLO #2 (Of 6)

$2.99

DC

     7,349

235

7.02

FUTURAMA COMICS #39

$2.99

BON

     7,297

236

6.99

YOUNG LIARS #8 (MR)

$2.99

DC

     7,265

237

6.96

BATTLESTAR GALACTICA ORIGINS #10

$3.50

DE

     7,234

238

6.89

SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #193

$2.25

ARC

     7,162

239

6.77

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #570 2ND PTG JRJR VAR

$2.99

MAR

     7,037

240

6.7

STEPHEN COLBERTS TEK JANSEN #3 (Of 5) (MR)

$3.99

ONI

     6,964

241

6.7

SCALPED #22 (MR)

$2.99

DC

     6,964

242

6.62

BATTLESTAR GALACTICA ORIGINS #11

$3.50

DE

     6,881

243

6.56

MARVEL SPOTLIGHT ULTIMATUM

$2.99

MAR

     6,819

244

6.38

SHEENA DARK RISING #1*

$3.50

DEV

     6,631

245

6.37

NEW BATTLESTAR GALACTICA GHOSTS #1 (Of 4)

$4.99

DE

     6,621

246

6.31

BART SIMPSON COMICS #44

$2.99

BON

     6,559

247

6.25

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #571 NWD*

$2.99

MAR

     6,496

248

6.17

BATMAN STRIKES #50

$2.25

DC

     6,413

249

6.17

VOLTRON A LEGEND FORGED #3

$3.50

DEV

     6,413

250

6.15

FERRYMAN #1 (Of 5)

$3.50

DC

     6,392

251

6.11

KICK ASS #2 3RD PTG JRJR VAR (MR)

$2.99

MAR

     6,351

252

6.04

TRANSFORMERS ANIMATED ARRIVAL #3

$3.99

IDW

     6,278

253

5.94

FOUR EYES #1*

$3.50

IMA

     6,174

254

5.92

SUPER FRIENDS #8

$2.25

DC

     6,153

255

5.9

SAVAGE DRAGON #138

$2.99

IMA

     6,133

256

5.89

UNCANNY X-MEN #503 DCD SKETCH VAR (Net)

$1.50

MAR

     6,122

257

5.87

AMORY WARS II #5 (Of 5)

$2.99

IMA

     6,101

258

5.8

DRAGON PRINCE #2*

$2.99

IMA

     6,029

259

5.74

WELCOME TO HOXFORD #3

$3.99

IDW

     5,966

260

5.72

HALLOWEEN FIRST DEATH OF LAURIE STRODE #1 (Of 3)*

$3.50

DEV

     5,945

261

5.69

WOLVERINE #68 2ND PTG MCNIVEN VAR

$2.99

MAR

     5,914

262

5.62

KICK ASS #1 3RD PTG JRJR VAR (MR)

$2.99

MAR

     5,841

263

5.58

MIRRORS EDGE #1 (Of 6)

$3.99

DC

     5,800

264

5.58

STREETS OF GLORY #6 (Of 6) (MR)

$4.99

AVA

     5,800

265

5.44

KICK ASS #4 2ND PTG JRJR VAR (MR)

$2.99

MAR

     5,654

266

5.4

LEGION O/SUPER HEROES I/31ST CENTURY #19

$2.25

DC

     5,613

267

5.34

DEADPOOL #2 SI*

$2.99

MAR

     5,550

268

5.23

USAGI YOJIMBO #115

$2.99

DAR

     5,436

269

5.15

FORGOTTEN REALMS STARLESS NIGHT #1 ATKINS CVR A

$5.50

DEV

     5,353

270

5.11

ARMY @ LOVE THE ART OF WAR #3 (Of 6) (MR)

$2.99

DC

     5,311

271

5.09

RED MASS FOR MARS #2 (Of 4)

$3.50

IMA

     5,291

272

5.09

CHUCK #5 (Of 6)

$2.99

DC

     5,291

273

5.09

SKRULLS VS POWER PACK #4 (Of 4)

$2.99

MAR

     5,291

274

5.05

DEAN KOONTZS FRANKENSTEIN VOL 01 #4 (Of 5) PRODIGAL SON

$2.99

DAB

     5,249

275

4.96

MARVEL ADVENTURES SPIDER-MAN #44

$2.99

MAR

     5,155

276

4.96

GEORGE R R MARTINS WILD CARDS #4 (Of 6) HARD CALL

$2.99

DAB

     5,155

277

4.9

FERRYMAN #2 (Of 5)

$3.50

DC

     5,093

278

4.81

CAPTAIN ACTION #1*

$3.99

MOO

     5,000

279

4.8

WORLDS OF DUNGEONS & DRAGONS #4 BALAN CVR A

$5.50

DEV

     4,989

280

4.74

PRESIDENTIAL MATERIAL FLIPBOOK

$7.99

IDW

     4,927

281

4.74

KILL YOUR BOYFRIEND NEW PTG (MR)

$5.99

DC

     4,927

282

4.73

DEAN KOONTZS FRANKENSTEIN VOL 01 #5 (Of 5) PRODIGAL SON

$2.99

DAB

     4,916

283

4.72

KICK ASS #3 3RD PTG JRJR VAR (MR)

$2.99

MAR

     4,906

284

4.72

ATOMIC ROBO DOGS OF WAR #3 (Of 5)

$2.95

RED

     4,906

285

4.66

FEAR AGENT #24 1 AGAINST 1 (Part 3 Of 6)

$2.99

DAR

     4,844

286

4.66

MARVEL ADVENTURES AVENGERS #29

$2.99

MAR

     4,844

287

4.61

DYNAMO 5 #17

$3.50

IMA

     4,792

288

4.61

FALLEN ANGEL IDW #30 (MR)

$3.99

IDW

     4,792

289

4.58

GRIMM FAIRY TALES PRESENTS BEAUTY & THE BEAST COLL

$4.99

ZEN

     4,760

290

4.57

HACK SLASH #1 HALLOWEEN TREAT*

$3.50

DEV

     4,750

291

4.54

WORLDS OF DUNGEONS & DRAGONS #5 LOCKE CVR A

$5.50

DEV

     4,719

292

4.53

SONIC X #38

$2.25

ARC

     4,709

293

4.47

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #572 2ND PTG JRJR VAR

$2.99

MAR

     4,646

294

4.46

BOMB QUEEN V #4 (Of 6) (MR)

$3.50

IMA

     4,636

295

4.37

MARVEL ADVENTURES SUPER HEROES #4

$2.99

MAR

     4,542

296

4.3

WORLDS OF DUNGEONS & DRAGONS #6 TSAI CVR A

$5.50

DEV

     4,469

297

4.24

CHRONICLES O/DR HERBERT WEST #1 (Of 6)

$2.99

ZEN

     4,407

298

4.09

EPILOGUE #2

$3.99

IDW

     4,251

299

4.09

SAVAGE #1 (Of 4)

$3.50

IMA

     4,251

300

4.07

UNCLE SCROOGE #380

$7.99

GEM

     4,230


Note that you can now find the latest market reports from ICv2 by clicking on the "Markets" button at the top of every page on ICv2.com.

Notes on this chart:
* -- Combined multiple covers with same SRP.
** -- Returnable title.  Order index calculated at a reduced level to account for possible returns.

Some titles have been truncated or abbreviated for space reasons.  Publisher abbreviations have also been used:

MAR = Marvel Comics

DC = DC Comics

DAR = Dark Horse Comics

IMA = Image Comics

ABS = Abstract Studios

ALI = Alias Enterprises LLC

ANT = Antarctic Press

ARC = Archie Comic Publications

ASP = Aspen MLT Inc.

AVA = Avatar Press

BON = Bongo Comics

BOO = Boom! Studios

CAR = Cartoon Books

DAB = Dabel Brothers Productions, LLC

DEV = Devil's Due Publishing

DE = Dynamite Entertainment

D&Q = Drawn & Quarterly

FAN = Fantagraphics Books

GEM = Gemstone

GRE = Great Big Comics

HAR = Harris Comics

IDW = IDW Publishing

KZR = Kenzer & Company

MIR = Mirage Studios

MOO = Moonstone

NBM = NBM / Papercutz

ONI = Oni Press Inc.

RAD = Radical Comics

SLG = Slave Labor Graphics

UDO = Udon Entertainment

VIR = Virgin Comics

ZEN = Zenescope Entertainment

 

These estimates are based on ICv2 estimates of comic sales by Diamond North America during October 2008.  We are estimating actual sales by Diamond U.S. (primarily to North American comic stores), using Diamond's published sales indexes and publisher sales data to estimate a sales number for Batman (the anchor title Diamond uses in its calculations) and using that number and the indexes to estimate Diamond's sales on the remaining titles.  We can check the accuracy of our numbers by comparing the Batman number that we calculate using multiple data points; our numbers for Batman withhin 1/10 of 1% of each other, ensuring a high degree of accuracy.  They do not include sales made by Diamond UK, orders on these titles placed after the end of October, or copies purchased by Diamond but held in inventory at the end of October.  This information may not be reproduced in any format without also crediting Diamond Comic Distributors, Inc.

 

Marvel, DC, Dark Horse, Image, Devil's Due, Archie, Aspen, Dynamite Entertainment and Gemstone distribute 100% of their comic store orders through Diamond.  Some other publishers distribute directly to stores or through other distributors and as a result this analysis may underestimate their sales. 

 

Marvel, DC, Dark Horse, Image, Viz, and Archie distribute some of their titles through channels other than comic specialty stores, e.g., newsstands and bookstores.  These quantity estimates do not reflect distribution through those channels.

 

Most of the titles on this chart are also distributed to Europe by Diamond UK, which can account for significant sales for the publisher, ranging from 3-20% of the U.S. numbers.  Sales by Diamond UK are not included in the numbers above.

 

One other factor to consider is that sales through Diamond and other comic distributors are non-returnable to retailers.  That means that there is a considerable unknown percentage of books unsold at the retailer level, probably amounting to 5-20% of sales.

 

For the top 100 graphic novels actual orders in September see "Top 100 Graphic Novels Actual--September 2008."

 

For the top 300 comic actual orders in September see "Top 300 Comics Actual--September 2008."

 

For an overview and analysis of the actual September and "'Secret Invasion' Rules Again."  For an analysis of the dollar trends in September, see "Comic Sales Up in September."

 

For links to all previous Top 300 Comic and Top 100 Graphic Novel articles (going back over three years, including preorder analysis through March 2003 and actual order analysis beginning March 2003) see: "ICv2's Top 300 Comics and Top 100 GNs Index."